The Company provides notification of the following share purchase transaction effected on the 7 August 2018 on the London Stock Exchange by the below named PDMR relating to his interest in the ordinary shares of nominal value 5p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") (ISIN: GB0006215205).

Name and position of PDMR

Number of Shares purchased at 408.7697p per Share

Total beneficial interest held in Shares following the transaction¹

Mike McKeon,

Independent Non-Executive Director

5,000

10,000

¹ Including those held by connected persons.

The Company can confirm that the PDMR has complied with his obligation under the EU Market Abuse Regulation to notify the Financial Conduct Authority in respect of the above transaction.

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National Express contact and telephone number for enquiries:

Michael Arnaouti, Group Company Secretary

++44 (0) 207 805 3807

Notes

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34

Classification: 3.1 (with reference to DTR6 Annex 1R)

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National Express Group is a public transport company with operations in United Kingdom, Spain and North America. The Company’s divisions include trains, buses and coaches.

Its trains business operates a range of inter-city, commuter, rural and airport passenger train services under franchise agreements with Department for Transport Rail Division.

Its bus operations provide frequency urban bus services in the West Midlands, London and Dundee. Its coach business operates a national integrated network of scheduled coach services under the National Express brand.

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